E3S Web of Conferences (Jan 2020)
Effects of different treatments on seed germination of Elymus tangutorum infected with Epichloë bromicola
Abstract
The seeds of Elymus tangutorum infected with Epichloë bromicola were treated by soaked, wet-dry cycle, mechanical damage, and fungicide. The germination time and germination rate the seeds were measured. The results showed that each treatment had a certain effect on the germination of E. tangutorum infected with Ep. bromicola seeds. The total germination rate: wet-dry cycle (soaked for 6h, dried for 6h)> mechanical damage> fungicide (cyclosporin T) immersion (6h)> aseptic water soaked (6h)> CK can be seen from the experimental data. And wet-dry cycle, aseptic water soaked, and mechanical damage have significant effect on increasing the rate of seeds. Among these methods, the germination rate of the seeds treated by wet-dry cycle method was the highest. The treatment has both chemical and physiological functions, thus improving the germination rate and propagation coefficient of seeds.